Logan OH- On September 23rd at approximately 5:30 P.M. School Resource Officer Chris Smith was working a special duty detail at the Logan High School Stadium for the 7th and 8th grade football games. The special duty assignment was requested by the Logan Hocking School District to help ensure the safety of the fans and athletes during their inside and outside sporting events.
One of the duties of the assignment is to ensure fans and are complying with CDC, Ohio Health Department, Ohio Athletic Association and Logan Hocking School District policy rules and guidelines. One of these policy guidelines mandated by the Logan Hocking School District is that all spectators must wear a mask while on school property.
WARNING: THIS VIDEO HAS STRONG ADULT LANGUAGE
Officer Smith was walking in the stadium and observed a female sitting in the stands without a mask, he approached the female identified as Alicia D. Kitts and advised her she needed to put her mask on as required by the school policy. Kitts advised that she had asthma and was not going to put it on. Officer Smith advised the Kitts several times that she needed to put her mask on, and that if she did not, she would be asked to leave and would have wait outside the stadium. Kitts continually refused his request and Officer Smith advised her that if she refused to leave, she would be cited for trespassing and escorted off the property.
After several attempts to get her to leave, Officer Smith advised her she was under arrest for criminal trespassing and asked her to place her hands behind her back multiple times and she refused. Officer Smith attempted to place her hand behind her back, the female began resisting by pulling away from the Officer and another female began interfering with the arrest. Officer Smith advised her to comply or he would deploy his Taser if she did not quit resisting.
At this time the officer says that Yvonne Coyler another woman started to interfere with the arrest.
Kitts continued to resist, and Officer Smith placed his Taser on her shoulder area and drive stunned her once. He was able to successfully handcuff the female at that time. An additional officer arrived and assisted in walking the female out of the stadium. She continued to try to pull away from the officers while being escorted out of the stadium and had to be placed into the cruiser.
The female initially refused to identify herself. Hocking County Emergency Medical Services was requested and responded to the scene. The female refused treatment.
The female was later identified as Alicia D. Kitts. She was charged with Criminal Trespassing and released at the scene. She was later charged with resisting arrest. A second female involved in the incident that you can see on the video, Yvonne Coyler was charged with obstruction of official business.
